Geforce3 Suma > max overclock 215/510 !!

[ChapFou]

Hi,
like i said, i have the Geforce3 Suma and i can't get past 215 / 510 ??!! why ?
when i try 220 for the core, it freezes during 3dmark 2001..
when i try 515 for the memory, i get nothin on screen exept blue waves :(

i saw some reviews about this vidcard, and i should be able to overclock it to 230 / 530...
the memory is infineon (i think) 3,8ns
and i put some thermal paste between the core dans the HSF but it didn't help..

what do u think is my problem ?

[el]

I would say the memory is the problem. so guy watercooled an Asus to 260/560 i think but that is extreme cooling. make sure your case has good airflow and is running cool taht might help to round your cables too.

[Sohryu Asuka Langley]

3.8ns ram shoul dmean much more then that speed. maybe you just got unlucky and got one from a bad batch. i dont think infineon make 3.8ns ram. EliteMT(?) do i think.

[ChapFou]

but my case has a good airflow... a fan in front , 2 fans at the back and 1 slot cooler under the vidcard... + the case is open

even if the memory is the problem, i should get more than 215 for the core.... :(

please help

[Placid]

Ifyour overclocking your fsb drop it to standard and see if the card will then go higher.
Also not all gpu's overclock the same just like a cpu.

[ChapFou]

Originally posted by Sohryu Asuka Langley
3.8ns ram shoul dmean much more then that speed. maybe you just got unlucky and got one from a bad batch. i dont think infineon make 3.8ns ram. EliteMT(?) do i think.
well i'm sure that's 3,8ns ram, that is why i bought this vidcard instead of the geforce3 from leadtek...
but not really sure about the brandname of the memory thou..

[Pinky]

Overclocking is sometimes part luck-of-the-draw, and you got a bad deal.

[ChapFou]

yeah u r probably right i got a bad one.... :(
i have no luck...

Anyway, thx all for ur answers !

[ChapFou]

i thought about something....
it may be a driver problem... don't u think ?
i heard the 12.90 drivers don't support very well the overclocking... is that true ?

If so, which drivers should i use ?